parasiticide en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpæɹəˈsɪtɪsaɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English parasite Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English parasiticide From parasite + -cide.
Meanings
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Any substance used to kill parasites.
Dung beetles dived into delicious organic cowpats left by longhorn cattle that hadn’t been fed wormers and parasiticides
2020 February 25, Christopher de Bellaigue, “The end of farming?”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| parasiticides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
pt parasiticida (substance used to kill parasites) · es parasiticida (substance used to kill parasites) · pl środek pasożytobójczy (substance used to kill parasites) · fr parasiticide (substance used to kill parasites) · is sníkladeyðir (substance used to kill parasites) · fi loismyrkky (substance used to kill parasites) · ru паразитици́д (substance used to kill parasites)